Southern Downs QLDSouthern Downs Fauna Southern Downs Bees Southern Downs Birds Southern Downs Crustacean Southern Downs Frogs Southern Downs Insects Southern Downs Marsupials Southern Downs Reptiles Southern Downs Spiders

With the Australia-wide growing interest in the wildlife around them, the beautiful region of the Southern Downs in Queensland is home to many creatures from insects that include a variety of native bee species to reptiles, birds and other beautiful creatures.

Check out some of the wildlife seen in the Southern Downs (including the Granite Belt) regions. Many thanks to our contributors, with special thanks to Marc Newman.

Male Exoneura sp, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Bees
Male Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Birds
Clam Shrimp (Paralimnadia urukhai), Granite Belt QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Crustacean
This guy looks sooo guilty hiding in my bee apartment block (Peron's Tree Frog), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Frogs
Small Cypress Jewel Beetle (Diadoxus erythrurus) laying eggs, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Insects
Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Marsupials
Cunningham's Skink (Egernia cunninghami), Southern Downs QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Reptiles
Adult male Ant-mimicking Spider (Ligonipes sp), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Southern Downs Spiders


Southern Downs QLDSouthern Downs Fauna Southern Downs Bees Southern Downs Birds Southern Downs Crustacean Southern Downs Frogs Southern Downs Insects Southern Downs Marsupials Southern Downs Reptiles Southern Downs Spiders

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